Translation & localization

Translation & localization

1) The converting of one language into another for the purpose of facilitating understanding and 2)The process of adapting a language for a specific country or region, or translation of a product into another language so it is marketable in a specific country or region

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terminology

Language; Translation

Specialized vocabulary relating to a specific field of translation.

tertium comparationis

Language; Translation

A non-linguistic, intermediate form of the meaning of a source text and target text used for evaluation of sense transfer.

text

Language; Translation

A sequence of cohesive and coherent sentences realizing a set of mutually relevant intentions (see cohesion, coherence, intentionality). A text exhibits features which serve a ...

text analysis

Language; Translation

The analysis of lexicogrammatical features and communicative functions of real texts.

text linguistics

Language; Translation

Analytical research within linguistics which focuses on the text rather than lower-level units such as word or phrase.

text type

Language; Translation

Classification of texts according to broad type. Proposed by Reiss, who sees type determining translation strategy. See expressive, informative and operative texts.